The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed ECB warns Italy against reckless spending The European Central Bank said on Thursday that Italy should stick to EU budget rules rather than pump up spending, warning that financial markets could punish the country's new government for recklessness. https://www.thelocal.it/20180524/ecb-warns-italy-reckless-spending Thu, 24 May 2018 17:21:35 +0200 ecb-warns-italy-reckless-spending ECB fines rescued Italian bank €11.2 million The European Central Bank has fined an Italian bank in the throes of a state rescue for breaking rules on risk and disclosing information, the Frankfurt institution said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170915/ecb-fines-rescued-italian-bank-112-million Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:50:59 +0200 ecb-fines-rescued-italian-bank-112-million Stricken Italian bank says ECB wants it to get €8.8bn bailout Italy's troubled third largest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), said on Tuesday that the European Central Bank has called for it to receive a bailout of €8.8 billion ($9.2 billion). https://www.thelocal.it/20161227/italian-bank-bmps-says-ecb-wants-it-to-get-88bn-euro-bailout Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:19:45 +0100 italian-bank-bmps-says-ecb-wants-it-to-get-88bn-euro-bailout Mario Draghi suffers anti-ECB confetti attack A female protester stormed a press conference at the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB)in Frankfurt on Wednesday. Italian ECB president Mario Draghi is reportedly unhurt after being showered with confetti. https://www.thelocal.it/20150415/ecb-preisdent-suffers-confetti-attack Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:33:17 +0200 ecb-preisdent-suffers-confetti-attack Italian bonds included in ECB stimulus plan The European Central Bank (ECB) on Monday set out on its massive bond purchase programme, including €150 billion worth of Italian bonds, as it seeks to ward off deflation and stimulate growth in the single currency area. https://www.thelocal.it/20150310/italian-bonds-included-in-ecb-stimulus-plan Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:22:36 +0100 italian-bonds-included-in-ecb-stimulus-plan Italy and Spain bond yields hit record lows The yield on ten-year Italian and Spanish government bonds fell to record lows on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced a massive bond buying programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20150122/italy-bond-yields-hit-historic-lows Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:19:00 +0100 italy-bond-yields-hit-historic-lows 'We're at war with the ECB, not Isis': Grillo Beppe Grillo, the leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement, said on Wednesday that the European Central Bank was a bigger enemy than either the Islamic militant group, Isis, or Russia. https://www.thelocal.it/20141112/were-at-war-with-the-ecb-not-isis-grillo Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:50:00 +0100 were-at-war-with-the-ecb-not-isis-grillo ECB chief comes down hard on Italy's economy European Central Bank President Mario Draghi came down hard on his home country on Wednesday, blaming Italy's economic hardship on bureaucracy, low private investment and a lack of structural reforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20140807/ecb-chief-comes-down-hard-on-italy-over-economy Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:33:00 +0200 ecb-chief-comes-down-hard-on-italy-over-economy